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Golf's Digital Divide

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-to-play dept.

theodp writes "Are $50,000 simulators and $4,500 sensor vests driving a wedge between golf's haves and have-nots? That's the question posed by the WSJ, who reports that a new generation of expensive high-tech tools is stoking a costly arms race among golfers looking for an edge in a sport that already has an elitist reputation."

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  1. And lo, the day has come.... by Marko+DeBeeste · · Score: 5, Funny

    CyberSteroids for the men with little balls.

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  2. No way by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean rich folks have an advantage? Damn. ll my life, there has been equality between the haves and the have nots. Especially in golf. Now, that is falling down like a house of cards.

    My life is over. Anyone want my user id before I go to end it all?

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  3. What's new? by labratuk · · Score: 5, Funny
    Are $50,000 simulators and $4,500 sensor vests driving a wedge between golf's haves and have-nots?
    I thought the whole point of golf was to drive a wedge between the haves and have nots.
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  4. Then and Now by Hootenanny · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There was a time when we used to play golf with:

    1. persimmon woods
    2. hickory shafts
    3. blade irons
    4. something called a "mashie niblick" (look it up, for a trip down memory lane)
    5. leather balls stuffed with feathers

    Now, thanks to new technology we play with:

    1. oversized titanium drivers
    2. graphite shafts
    3. cavity back irons
    4. 60-degree wedges
    5. four layer solid-core distance balls

    Now for the kicker - according to the USGA, the average handicap hasn't dropped significantly. What does that tell us?

  5. arrggghhg the sun!!! by tlynch001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A game that involves sunlight and walking? Like anyone here would play that!